Archives for October 4, 2017

'The Bills also have a defense-minded coach in McDermott who simply has a long track record of success. While Sean McVay's work in rebuilding the Rams' offense has rightfully been lauded, it would be fair to similarly credit McDermott for immediately turning a defense which ranked 27th in DVOA last season into one that will likely top the DVOA charts after Week 4, even after the Bills lost a pair of Pro Bowlers — Stephon Gilmore and Zach Brown — this offseason. … The schedule gets tougher later in the season, but the Bills' defense is back.'

'Seeing Taylor has nothing but green grass out to his left, Jones quickly steps out to his right to cut off Taylor’s path. Buffalo’s quarterback gives Jones a hard jab step with his left foot to get the linebacker to lean outside and slips up inside of him. Still three yards behind the line of scrimmage, Taylor puts the after burners on as he has a rapidly closing window of space between Jones, who has turned to pursue him and CB Brandon Poole, who has peeled off his coverage assignment to assist.'

'“Sometimes it’s easier to do it from long distance than it is other places on the field. It’s just something about the visuals of what you got,” Hauschka said.'